Influence of Interferential Current Therapy in the Treatment of Individuals With Shoulder Impact Syndrome: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

• Registration Number: NCT02964819
• Lead Sponsor: University of Nove de Julho

Brief Summary

This project will analyze the influence of interferential current therapy in an exercise program for individuals with a unilateral impact syndrome diagnosis. To that end, volunteers of both genders, aged 18-59 years, had an unilateral, unilateral pain in the shoulder with more than 3 months duration, at least grade 4 pain by the numerical scale of pain assessment, positivity In at least 2 of 3 orthopedic tests for impact syndrome, will be randomized into the following groups: exercise group, exercise + ultrasound group, exercise group + interferential current. Sixteen consecutive treatment sessions will be performed, and the volunteers will be evaluated before and after, by means of the following instruments: Numerical scale of evaluation of pain, Shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI), Pain-Related Catastrophizing Thoughts Scale, being applied the Numerical scale of evaluation of pain at the end of Each session and one month after the end of treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-01
• Study First Submitted: 2016-11-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-11-15
• Study First Posted: 2016-11-16
• Study Completion: 2016-12
• Status Verified: 2017-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-01-15
• Last Update Posted: 2017-01-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• History of anterolateral, unilateral pain in the shoulder with more than 3 months duration.
• Medical diagnosis,
• minimal grade 4 pain by numerical scale of pain assessment,
• positivity in at least 2 of 3 orthopedic tests for impact syndrome: Neer, Hawkins or Jobe.

Exclusion Criteria

• Fibromyalgia diagnosis,
• pregnancy,
• numbness or tingling in the upper limb
• History of shoulder trauma, other shoulder related diseases,
• ruptured tendons, ligament laxity,
• symptoms of numbness and / or Tingling in the upper limbs, history of shoulder and / or cervical surgery
• use of corticosteroid injection in the shoulder, and analgesic, anti-inflammatory or muscle relaxant use and have or have undergone physiotherapeutic treatment in the last 6 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
physical function and pain	10 months	The Shoulder pain and disability index in the numerical version consists of 13 items distributed in the domain of pain (five items) and function (eight items), each item being scored on a numerical rating scale of 0 to 10 points. The final score of the questionnaire, as well as the score obtained separately by each domain, is converted into a percentage for values ranging from 0 to 100, with the highest score indicating worse shoulder dysfunction condition.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Catastrophizing of the Pain	10 months	Pain-Related Catastrophizing Thoughts Scale
pain	10 months	Numeric pain rating scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Nove de Julho; 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil